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Ascelic Life-Went to Benares-Vows of Śrâvaka dharma taken by millionairs Culanipitâ and his wife Syâmâ, and Surâdéva and his wife Dhanyâ. Bhagavān highly honoured by king Jitaśatru of Benares-To Alamvhikā-Vows of Śrāvaka-dharma taken by the millionair Cúllašatak and his wife Bahula-Poggala Parivrājaka His Vibhanga Jnana and Diksâ-To Rājagriha-Diksă of MankátiKim-krama, Arjuna-Kâsyapa, Vatsa, Médha etc Eighteenth Rainy Season at Rājagriha. Nineteenth Year of Ascetic Life-Stayed at Rajagriha for some time after the rainy season Meetings with King Śreņika become more frequent-Incident of a leprous man rubbing infectious purulent matter on the body of śramaņa Bhagavân Mahāvira-Questions about the leprous man-Foreteliing about Śréņika. Proclamation of King ŚréņikaArdraka-Kumâra receives an image of Adinath Jineśvara as a present from Abhaya Kumâra- Jâtismarana-Ardra Kumara secretly leaves his home and comes to India-Takes dîksa-Marriage with Srimati at Vasantapura. Again he take dikşā after an interval of 114 years and goes to Bhagavân-On the way, he meets with and discussess with Gośālā, Brāhmaṇa Sannyåsins, hasti-tâpasas etc. Diksâ of of Abhaya Kumâra. Some stories about Abhaya Kumara-Diksā of thirteenth queens and twenty-three princes of Srénika. Nineteen Rainy Season at Rajagriha-Twentieth Year of Ascetic Life-Went in the directiou of Vatsa-desaafter the rainy season-Mrigāvati queen of King Udāyana and King Caņdapradyota-Kauśambi invaded Meeting of Mārigavati and Caņďapradyo!a in the presence of the Bhagavân-Story of Brāhamaņa-putra-Dharma-déšanā-Story of a goldsmith of Campā. Diksă of Mrigāvati-Kévala Jääna to Mrigāvati-Diksă of Eight queens of Caņdapradyota. Twentieth Raiuy Season at Vaisali,
CHAPTER V. Twent-first Year of Ascetic Life-Went to Kākandipuri-Dharma-desanā-Diksă of Dhanya Kumāra of Bhadral sethāņi-To Kampilyapura. Tows of a śrāvaka taken by Kund Kaulika-Diksā of Sunaksotra-To Polāşapură-Saddālaputra *Po Vānijya grama. Twenty-first Rainy Season at Vānijya-grāma
Pradely-second Year 10 Ascetic "kife-Went to Rajagriha-Vows
